Tire-holder.



c. guess. TIRE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, I914.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

herewith. I

claimed my invention broadly, and in this CHRISTIAN F. HESS, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ALEXANDER NELSON, OF

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

TIRE-HOLDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, taro.

Application filed June 22, 1914. Serial No. 846,483.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Cmus'rnm F. Hnss, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinois,

5 have invented certain. new and useful Iniprovenients in Tire-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to tire holders for holding one pr more extra tires in place at "'10 the side of an automobile.

,, In certain respects my invention is in the nature of an improvement on the tire holder shown and described in 'my co-pending ap plication Serial No. 846,482 of even date In said application I .have

application I have claimed the speeific'construction whereby a holder of this kind is fastened between the wind shield brace and the body of the car, which brace is found,

for example, on the well known Ford touring car.

The object of my present invention is, therefore, to provide a tire holder of simple and inexpensive form and construction, having provisions whereby it may be fastened in place between the wind shield brace and the body of the car, as previously stated,

and of such character that it will not interfere with the proper use of the automobile.

To these and other useful ends my inven-' tion consists in matters hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a. perspective of a tire holder embodying the principles of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the upper holder. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the lower holder.

As thus illustrated, my invention comprises 40 a piece of strap iron A bent into shapeto provide a pair of arches a and (t the former being somewhat larger than the latter, whereby two tires of different sizes may be held in place. The supporting bracket B is formed from a. piece of strap iron, the ends thereof being bent downward toprovide a portion 5 which is fastened by a rivet b between the two portions of the loop a formed between the two arches. The hori- 0 zontal upper portion of said bracket is fastened in place to the arch a by means of a rivet b and the other end of this bracket is bent downward to provide the attaching portio'n 'b which latter has-an 5 opening b for this" purpose. The outer lower end of the arch (6 has a slot (6 and the straight piece of strap iron a has its eye portion a inserted through said slot, whereby a hinge connection is provided. The lower outer end of the arch a vided with a horizontal out-turned portion it having an opening a7 therein, and the outer end of the hinge strap iron a has a corresponding opening a whereby these is protwo portions are adapted'to be connected together. For this purpose a bolt (69 is inserted through openings a and (6 said bolt be ing provided with a thumb nut a of any suitable character, whereby the hinged strap iron member a can be held in hori- 70 zontal position to keep the two tires in place. I a

As previously stated, my invention contemplates the supporting of said holder in a particular manner, and by utilizing the bolt which ordinarily holds the wind shield brace in place on the body of a Ford touring car. This bolt C, as is well known, holds the lower end of the wind shield brace c in place on the body D, and the end portion Z1 is inserted downward between this brace and the body of the car, whereby said bolt eX- tends through the opening 5 to support the tire holder in position. In this way, and with this method, no mutilation nor reconstruction of the car body is necessary, the tire holder being supported in position by utilizing a bolt which is already and necessarily employed on the automobile for another purpose.

The lower holder E is like the one shown and described in my said other application, and is similar to the upper holder. It will be seen, however, that this lower holder is turned upside down, and does not have the bracket B. Also, and instead of the bolt a and nut (1 a padlock e is employed for locking the two hinge connected members together. Thus the two tires F and G are held securely in position at one side of the and E constructed and mounted asshown,

the two tires are conveniently held at the side of the automobile, being arranged side 1w by side on the running board, and being held in place at their upper ends by the bolt C which, as will be readily understood, is the bolt by which thewind shield brace is also held in place, as previously explained. Also, and in some automobiles, the running board H will be found to be provided with holes which are adapted to receive the screws or bolts 0 whereby no special holes for this purpose are necessary. Thus the entire arrangement is adapted to be applied Without mutilating or in any way changing the structure of the automobile.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In an automobile, and in combination with a wind shield brace bolt therefor, a tire holder comprising means for engaging and holding the top portion of the tire, a

bracket forming a hanger for said means,

said bracket being provided with means for engaging said bolt to support the holder in position at the side of the automobile.

2. In an automobile, andvin combination with a Wind shield brace bolt therefor, a tire holder comprising means for engaging 'and' holding the top portion of the tire, a

bracket forming a hanger for said means,

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secured to the top of said holder, said bracket being provided with means for engaging said bolt to support the holder in position at the side of the automobile, said bolt extending through the brace and the side of the automobile, and said bracket having a downturned end portion provided with an opening for said bolt, said end portion being inserted between the body and brace.

3. In an automobile, and in combination I with a Wind shield brace bolt therefor, a tire holder comprising means for engaging and holding the top portion. of the tire, a bracket forming a hanger for said means,

.said bracket being provided with means for engaging said bolt to support the holder in position at the side of the automobile, said bracket consisting of a strap bent down at each end thereof, oneend being secured between portions of the holder, and the other-e end engaging said bolt;

Signed by me at Chicago, Ellinois, this GHRISTIANF. HESS. Witnesses:

Raonnn J. RICHARDSON,

Rosa E. SEHNEM.

Copies of this patent may be obtained :Zor five cents each, b'y addressing the Commissioner of Pateats.

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